I'm Ready for This!

Yeehah! It's swap meet day!

And yes, I am ready for this! (Turn up your volume!)

I have to take Pepper to the vet this morning for her monthly Percorten injection so I won't finish packing the car until after that, but the trunk is already full and I only have a couple of baskets left to tuck into the back seat.

In January I bought myself some new shoes to wear to model horse events and I'm ready to wear them to the swap meet.

I've spent some time breaking them in; it's awful to discover that new shoes pinch or give you blisters the first time you wear them.

They are kind of a cross between a clog and mules, and very comfy. Like them? I got them from Back in the Saddle and they are on sale right now!

Yesterday I brought all the chinas into the horse room to begin tagging and making reference cards as I got ready for Midwest Mini Mayhem. But, I was not ready for this surprise.

I've shown this piece several times but I don't recall seeing this mark on the base before. I bought it new from a Hagen Renaker dealer years ago and am its only owner. If you can help me identify it, I am ready to learn! You can comment or email me at horsiemama8@gmail.com. (I plan to ask on some of the Hagen Renaker groups on Facebook, too.)

I am also asking for help in identifying this salt and paper set that belonged to my parents. They called the two pieces Drip and Drop, and my siblings and I loved to use them so much that, when our parents died, we decided to share Drip and Drop among us, passing them on to each other at Christmas.

I've found Drip and Drop salt and pepper sets on eBay but they are painted differently from our set. I'm ready to learn more about them and know their history! 

Finally, are you ready for a quiz from the 18th century? This item was found during excavations of Fort Ouiatenon back in the 1970s.

Can you identify it? I am ready to hear what you think! Comment or email me!

That's it for today - I need to go downstairs and get ready for the day. I am really looking forward to gathering with other model horse lovers and buying and selling model horse items.

Yes, I am ready for this!

Pictures coming tomorrow - get ready and stay 'tooned!